Table 2.

Effects of high stocking density exposure on stress and glucolipid metabolism parameters

Items	NC	PC	OA	SEM	P-value
Corticosterone, ng/mL	21.88b	23.78a	22.54b	0.23	0.001
LPS, EU/L	10.74b	12.15a	11.06b	0.17	0.001
AST, U/L	361.20b	431.83a	408.30ab	12.49	0.059
GLU, mmol/L	10.14	9.25	9.68	0.17	0.101
TG, mmol/L	0.78b	0.53a	0.43b	0.04	0.001
TC, mmol/L	2.11	2.06	2.11	0.06	0.919
HDL-C, mmol/L	45.85	44.52	44.76	0.88	0.814
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.27b	2.73a	2.15b	0.07	0.001
HDL-C / LDL-C	20.89a	16.85b	21.11a	0.77	0.035

NC normal stocking density fed basal diet, PC high stocking density fed basal diets, OA high stocking density fed basal diets supplemented with organic acids, LPS lipopolysaccharides, AST aspartate transaminase, GLU glucose, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C/LDL-C the ratio of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

^a,bMeans within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (n = 12; P < 0.05)